"Wang Aiqing said very much, but if he sends troops to help, he may not be able to match the power of the Shu army." Meng Chang was not an arrogant man. He knew the combat power of the Shu army, and he would definitely not be as good as the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty. After all, the Song army was the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty before, and the battles in the south and north had never stopped. In the previous battle, it can be seen that the current imperial guards of the Song Dynasty were weaker than those of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but against the flat ground, it was still an existence that the Shu army could not match. In the territory of Shu, it occupied a favorable territory and the dangers of mountains and rivers, Meng Chang had the confidence to block the Song army. However, when this land was out of Shu, the offensive and defensive situation was different, and he really had no confidence. If there was too much loss and Shu was empty and the Song army took advantage of the situation, it would be done.

"Your Majesty, you might as well take the plan to surround Wei and save Zhao." Wang Zhaoyuan was not optimistic about Nan Chu. After all, it was only a matter of time for a child to be in power. Even without the Song army, he probably wouldn't be able to survive Zhou Baoquan's adulthood.

"Absiege Wei to save Zhao? Wang Aiqing might as well say it." Meng Chang was stunned. He went out to resist the Song army with Nan Chu, but he didn't dare to do so. Why did he invade the Song army alone? Isn't this asking for death?

"Your Majesty, there are many large and large forces in the world now, among which the Northern Han is the most feared by the Song Dynasty. Why don't your Majesty send envoys to contact the Northern Han? If you join forces with it, why should the Song army be afraid? If you can get the land of Longyou, our Shu Kingdom will be invincible." Wang Zhaoyuan finished speaking, his face flushed. If he could lead the Shu army to occupy Longyou, this would be a merit that surpassed Zhuge Wuhou, so why worry about not being able to leave a name in history. When Zhuge Wuhou made an expedition to the north and went to Qishan six times, he returned without success.

The Northern Han Dynasty was not big, but the land of the eight prefectures was strong and very good at fighting. Moreover, because Emperor Liu Chengjun recognized the Liao Dynasty's Emperor Yelu Jing as his father, and was regarded as a puppet left by the Liao Dynasty to resist the Song army. Once the Song army fought with the Northern Han Dynasty, the Khitan cavalry would arrive. Moreover, Li Yixing, the governor of the Dingnan Army, had been flirting with the Song Dynasty and opposed the Northern Han everywhere. I believe that the Northern Han Dynasty is not having a good life now, and how could he not be moved when facing the charming eyes thrown by Shu Kingdom?

"If you join forces with the Northern Han Dynasty, you will be more important. You will leave this matter to your dear minister." Meng Chang was cruel. Anyway, he was beaten passively. Waiting for the Song army to come to the door was not a problem. It is always necessary to make a decision. It is better to make a gamble. Anyway, the Northern Han and the Khitan cavalry are echoing it.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will arrange for my confidant to go back to the Northern Han Dynasty and will definitely bring back good news." Seeing Your Majesty agreeing in person, Wang Zhaoyuan was very excited. After all, the Prime Minister Li Hao in Shu Kingdom has always wanted to submit to the Song Dynasty. Today, Your Majesty's statement is basically based on his own strategy. Li Hao and others can support him.

That night, Wang Zhaoyuan returned home and called his confidant Sun Yu, who worked in the Privy Council. The other two were his capable guards Zhao Chongyan and Yang Feng. These two were young generals that Wang Zhaoyuan had trusted. They were quite brave and could serve as guards along the way.

"This time you and the three of you must deliver this item to the hands of the Northern Han Emperor Liu Chengjun. No mistakes." Wang Zhaoyuan finished explaining everything and took out a wax ball from the cuff, which contained the letters he wrote in his own hand. As long as the Northern Han soldiers crossed the Yellow River, Shu Kingdom would immediately go north to Qishan.

"Don't worry, sir, we will definitely fulfill our mission." Sun Yu carefully put the wax balls in place. This thing is of great importance. If it is found out by the guards of the Song army, not only will this union fail, but the Song army will also be taken care of by the Song army.

The three of them left Wang Zhaoyuan's mansion and discussed the war to go tomorrow. They went home and prepared to meet at the city gate early tomorrow morning. In the corner of the wall not far away, a vendor carrying fragmented items seemed to pass by inadvertently. He listened to their conversation very much and walked slowly towards the inn.

When Gao Jie rushed across the river that day, Su Lie, the manager of Jianzhou Commercial Bank, did not follow the army, but went upstream to Shu. He made every effort, and finally arrived in Chengdu with the letters left by Shengmingtai at that time. He finally booked a small courtyard at this Xinyue Inn and settled temporarily. Su Lie did not come empty-handed. The Jianzhou Commercial Bank in Jiangling City temporarily closed its business and brought all the Feitian wine to Shu Kingdom for sale. When Shengmingtai saw him, he was so kind. If it weren't for Su Lie, a merchant who had no official status, he would have wished he could become a sworn brother.

The vendor went to an unmanned corner, changed his clothes and walked towards Xinyue Inn. His real identity was a spy from the special camp.

"It's true?" Su Lie frowned after hearing the spy's report. His marquis was really good at calculating, and even expected this. Before leaving last time, his marquis deliberately asked Yang Qifeng from the special camp to send several good men to Shu Kingdom, and expected what happened today. Although Su Lie is a business manager, he is also a member of the special camp. Su Lie is willing to be a hundred times for the identity of the special camp. It's just a matter of danger. This is an official, but it cannot be exposed at the moment. He is much better than a merchant.

"I'll go out and take your brothers to keep an eye on it. Be careful not to expose it." Su Lie didn't know how to deal with this matter, so he could only go to Shengmingtai to think of a solution. The key is not easy to explain, so he could only think about it while walking.

Shengmingtai has been in high spirits recently. He just changed his house and took another concubine. In front of Wang Zhaoyuan, he also rose in front of Wang Zhaoyuan. He heard from the butler that it was the manager Su of Jianzhou Trading Company who came to greet him in person. This person is considered the God of Wealth, otherwise he would not be able to afford this house and spent a total of 5,000 taels of silver.

"Sir, I'm disturbing you." Su Lie handed the gift in his hand to the butler, and bowed with his fists.

"If there is no place for Manager Su, Sheng is welcome, please come in quickly." Sheng Mingtai waved his hand and brought Su Lie into the front yard. There was a small pond in the front yard, which brought living water. A pavilion beside the pond. Sheng Mingtai liked to entertain guests here. It was not only comfortable, but also quite decent, which is also the reason why the house is expensive.

"Manager Su is here, is there something important?" After all the tea and snacks were brought up, Shengmingtai signaled Su Lie to drink tea.

"There are some things that are really hard to say." Su Lie pondered for a long time, but he didn't expect any good way to talk about this.

"What's the matter? Manager Su might as well say it clearly." Shengmingtai was a little puzzled. In the past, Su Lie was straightforward, and his typical capable business style, how could he shrink back today?

"My marquis once said that if your country wants to fight against the Song army, it must contact the Northern Han Dynasty. Do you agree?" Although Su Lie didn't know what to say, he had to point this topic to the top.

"Your Marquis really said that?" Sheng Mingtai was shocked. As the first confidant of Privy Councilor Wang Zhaoyuan, he sent envoys to contact the Northern Han Dynasty in the way of nature. It is really incredible that Sun Yuyuan could guess this matter in Jianzhou.

"Of course, can I be a business manager and know that such a big thing will be accomplished?" Su Lie laughed at himself, picked up the teacup and sniffed it lightly, deliberately belittled himself, in order to make the other party relax his vigilance.

"Manager Su, what else did your marquis say?" Sheng Mingtai felt that he had asked clearly about this matter, and the other party must have not finished speaking.

"My Marquis can think of this matter, and the Song Dynasty is full of talents, and never unexpectedly. From Shu north, we passed many cities and checkpoints along the way, and once the secret is leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable. My Marquis said that if you are not careful about this matter, you will lose everything. Except for the absolute confidant, no one else can know, after all, you have to take this to avoid it.

Xi surrendered to the Song Dynasty and was definitely a step to reach the sky. How many people could withstand such temptation?" Su Lie repeated the words Sun Yu said.

Shengmingtai was shocked when he heard this. Thinking about Lord Wang Zhaoyuan's arrangements, many people knew about this. In addition to the three people who were on missions, there were also many others who knew about it, such as Shengmingtai.

"What your marquis means is that this mission will go wrong?" Shengmingtai was a little unsure. He couldn't make up for this matter. At most, he would just give advice to Lord Wang Zhaoyuan.

"My master, far away in Jianzhou, almost touched the Tao of the Song Dynasty Jing'ansi. Lord Shan, you have to be careful. The Song Dynasty is stronger than we imagined. If you are not sure, don't act rashly, otherwise you will be handing them a knife." Jing'ansi has been a lot quieter in the past two years, but in order to increase persuasion, you might as well pull them out.

"Does your marquis have a solution?" Sheng Mingtai felt that it was reasonable and that this matter must be kept completely confidential in order to have a chance to succeed.

"Build a plank road openly and travel to Chencang secretly." Su Lie grabbed a piece of pastry. The pastries in Shu were quite different from those in Jiangnan.

Jianpucheng, the clever work room, Lao Han and his apprentice finally polished the first pair of lenses. Sun Yu was notified and rushed over with the lens barrel.

"Yes, this skill is worthy of perfection." Sun Yu picked up the lens and looked carefully. The surface was extremely smooth and there was no scratch. He removed the lens barrel and installed the lens to fix it. Sun Yu suppressed the excitement in his heart and put one eye on the lens barrel. As the lens barrel stretched, the birds in the tree in the distance appeared in vain.

"Evil dog, come and try it." Sun Yu's joy needs to be shared. This is an epoch-making thing, and you can also make a magnifying glass or even a microscope in the future.

The evil dog looked at it and felt like he was a ghost. It was incredible that this thing could see so far.

"Old Han, polish it as soon as possible. The second pair is ready, please notify me immediately." Sun Yu will have to leave after a few days. When the second pair of lenses are ready, he will take them away. He will personally reward Song Wumian and Chen He at the ceremony of the fleet launching. Compared with other regiments, it is needed more at sea. Moreover, the ones that come out later can be sent to each regiment for use at any time, but the fleet will go to sea and will be back for a long time.

At this time, Quanzhou City was more prosperous than before. Since Sun Yu took over, the materials exchanged with the Southern Tang Dynasty were like a smooth road, and merchants had been in constant contact. Because soon, the caravan was about to go to the south to trade, and the three major families began to hoard materials and load ships. Jianzhou Trading Company not only collected materials from various places, but also promoted the materials needed by Quanzhou. Such a big deal could not be eaten by Jianzhou Trading Company.

Nowadays, all merchant ships have replaced three-spoke soft sails, and sailors are adapting. Recently, they frequently travel between Quanzhou Port and Daliuqiu Island. When they go, they transport supplies, and when they come back, they can always get a share of their income.

Chen He, the legitimate son of the Chen family, is now tanned and is standing on the dock and directing sailors to move the fish. These fish will be sent to the workshop in a while and made into pickled fish. Not only will they be sent to various regiments to meet the needs of soldiers, but the excess will be sold directly to Jianzhou Trading Company, which will be sold to various parts of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!